Pegeen Hanrahan was working in the county environmental protection office when Gainesville Regional Utilities bought the old Gainesville Gas Company. … More
Author: FreeGNV
Ron Cunningham is a sometime journalist who used to string words together at the Gainesville Sun before I retired to free lance and blog. If I still had a business card it would read: Ron Cunningham: Trained Observer Of The Human Condition. Because like The Donald, you know, ego.
Oh sure, blame us
Why us world? I just want to know when The Sunshine State became the Scapegoat State. Blame Florida for screwing … More
Good enough for GNV?
In regard to the proposed redesigning of University Avenue: Ten years from now, maybe sooner, Gainesville will regret that we … More
Shades of Sebastian
Things I saw on my bike ride from Barefoot Bay to Sebastian. (Or really cool things you can do with … More
Bagging the depredators
Apparently the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission may increase the bag limit on black tip sharks because…..they are “depredators.” … More
Ron to Aussies: Dare to be free
This is why we don’t let governors make foreign policy. As if he doesn’t have enough on his plate, Gov. … More
GNV’s Greek Chorus
In the 1983 film “Local Hero” Burt Lancaster is a Texas oil billionaire with issues. Who hires an aversion therapist … More
Is this the future of news?
My piece about the rise of non-profit news organizations in Florida. Just published in the Fall issue of Forum magazine.
Mystery solved
Finally we know whose been pulling all the strings around here. This thanks to Gabe Kaimowitz upon launching his latest … More
Lessons of the seashells
Here’s my interview with Gainesville author Cynthia Barnett as published in the Fall 2021 issue of Forum magazine, a publication … More
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